Trump Threatens Germany Over Iran Nuclear Deal
Germany’s defense minister on Thursday confirmed a report that the United States was threatening to impose a 25% tariff on European car exports if it continues backing the Iran nuclear deal.
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Germany’s Top Court Mulls Limits on Spy Agency’s Powers
Germany’s highest court is considering imposing stricter limits on the activities of the country’s foreign intelligence agency.
Read moreGermany, Britain & France Reject Trump on Iran
Germany on Friday joined Britain and France in saying it wants to save the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, rejecting President Donald Trump’s plea for Europeans to quit the hard-won pact.
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German Vet Loses Appeal Over Death of Swarovski Heir’s Horse
A German veterinarian has lost his appeal over the death of a champion dressage horse belonging to a member of the Swarovski family.
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Man Dies in Germany Years After Co-Worker Poisoned His Lunch
A young man in Germany has died four years after being poisoned by a co-worker and falling into a coma.
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‘Preschool Picasso’ Shakes Up German Art World
Mikail Akar doesn’t flinch as the cameras click around him. Born in 2012, the German artistic prodigy has spent half his life in the limelight.
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Germany: Rare Virus Linked to More Fatal Encephalitis Cases
A review of fatal encephalitis cases in the southern German state of Bavaria has found that more than twice as many as previously known were tied to a rare animal-borne virus, researchers said Wednesday.
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Investors Sue Daimler for $1B in German Court Over ‘Dieselgate’
Investors have filed a mass lawsuit with a German court seeking $1 billion in damages from Daimler over diesel cheating, their lawyers said Tuesday.
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3 Women Investigated in Deadly Fire at German Zoo
Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns for the new year which apparently ignited a devastating fire that killed more than 30 animals at a zoo, officials said Thursday.
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Germany Shuts Nuclear Plant as It Phases Out Atomic Energy
Germany is shutting down one of its seven remaining nuclear power plants as part of a planned phase-out of atomic energy production by the end of 2022.
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Secrets of Germany’s ‘Alcatraz’ Virus Island Revealed
On a Baltic Sea island once used by the Nazis for biological weapon research, German scientists are developing virus vaccines that could save lives.
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Honest German Returns Bag With 16,000 Euros
A 63-year-old man in Germany had a very Merry Christmas indeed after an honest finder returned the backpack he had forgotten under a tree — filled with presents and 16,000 euros ($17,700) in cash.
Read moreRussia to Retaliate for US Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2
The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday.
Read moreLock Them Up!
Bavarian officials can be thrown into jail for failing to adopt air quality standards like a ban on some diesel vehicles – but only if German law allows such a solution and if the jail term is proportionate, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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High-Profile US Murder Case Parolee Deported Back to Germany
A German diplomat’s son who served more than 33 years in prison for a double murder in Virginia that he has steadfastly maintained he didn’t commit arrived in his homeland on Tuesday after being released on parole.
Read moreHolocaust Architect’s Grave Dug Up in Berlin
The grave of a top Nazi who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II has been dug up in Berlin, German police said on Monday.
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Greta Arouses a Tweetstorm on Her Way Home
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and Germany’s national railway company created a tweetstorm Sunday after she posted a photo of herself sitting on the floor of a train surrounded by baggage.
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Germany Will Tax CO2 Emissions at $28 a Ton
German lawmakers reached a hard-fought compromise on carbon pricing early Monday, breaking a parliamentary deadlock on the government’s much-disputed climate policy reforms.
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Raphael Show With Famous Madonna Paintings Opens in Berlin
Berlin is opening the first of three Raphael exhibitions this week as the art world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death next year.
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